{"id":22365,"date":"2010-11-29T23:40:27","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T03:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=22365"},"modified":"2010-11-29T23:40:27","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T03:40:27","slug":"dominica-finishes-fourth-in-regional-womens-basketball-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/sports\/dominica-finishes-fourth-in-regional-womens-basketball-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica finishes fourth in regional women&#8217;s basketball competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22366\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22366\" title=\"basketball_042\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/basketball_042-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/basketball_042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/basketball_042-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/basketball_042.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominica captain, Delize Paul, top-scored for her team in all five games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dominica finished fourth in the 11th Annual Gillian Brazier Basketball Shoot-Out Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Dominica lost the third-place game, 75-34, against Lady Vipers on Sunday at the JSC Sports Complex in Antigua. St. Vincent and the Grenadines captured the title after defeating defending champions, Chase Collegia, 61-34.<\/p>\n<p>The Dominicans experienced a rough start in the championship, losing their first three matches.<\/p>\n<p>Dominica arrived in Antigua on Wednesday just in time to participate in the opening ceremonies and played their first game against St Vincent and the Grenadines which they lost 71-24. Team captain Delize Paul top-scored for the Dominicans with 15 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, USA handed the Dominicans their second straight loss, 70-36, with Paul again top-scoring for Dominica with 19 points and four rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Dominica suffered their third straight defeat, going down against Antigua Lady Vipers, 75-34. Paul again starred for the nature isle, bagging 14 points and pulling three rebounds. Julia Bruno gave good support with 10 points and three rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>During Friday\u2019s game, Curna John sprained her ankle and was treated at hospital. But this did not deter the Dominicans for Saturday\u2019s match against St. Lucia which they won narrowly, 48-44, after a 28-21 half-time lead, to taste their first victory of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Leading contributors for Dominica in that match were Delize Paul (22 pts, 10 rebounds, 2 assists), Julia Bruno (10 pts, 10 rebounds) and Merha Williams (8 pts, 6 steals).<\/p>\n<p>Dominica\u2019s coach Garth Joseph said the competition was a learning experience and hopefully that will encourage the ladies to work harder next time.<\/p>\n<p>The team comprises:<\/p>\n<p>Delize Paul (captain)<br \/>\nCurnia John<br \/>\nSawana Fabien<br \/>\nBridgetta Bedminister<br \/>\nAdel Francis<br \/>\nLynah Bontiff<br \/>\nJulia Bruno<br \/>\nMetha Williams<br \/>\nGale Joseph<br \/>\nTiffany Graham<br \/>\nMerle John<br \/>\nJulianna Fagan<br \/>\nGarth Joseph (coach)<br \/>\nBernard Mills (assistant coach)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica finished fourth in the 11th Annual Gillian Brazier Basketball Shoot-Out Championship. 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